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Definition of 'slacking'

noun

The evasion of work or duty [syn: shirking, slacking, soldiering, goofing off, goldbricking]

From: GCIDE

Slack \Slack\, Slacken \Slack"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slacked, Slackened; p. pr. & vb. n. Slacking, Slackening.] [See Slack, a.]
1. To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather. [1913 Webster]
2. To be remiss or backward; to be negligent. [1913 Webster]
3. To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake; as, lime slacks. [1913 Webster]
4. To abate; to become less violent. [1913 Webster]
Whence these raging fires Will slacken, if his breath stir not their flames. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
5. To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens. [1913 Webster]
6. To languish; to fail; to flag. [1913 Webster]
7. To end; to cease; to desist; to slake. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
That through your death your lineage should slack. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
They will not of that firste purpose slack. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Slack